CVE-2012-1448

The CAB file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, Trend Micro AntiVirus 9.120.0.1004, Ikarus Virus Utilities T3 Command Line Scanner 1.1.97.0, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, and Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.1.0.1 allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a CAB file with a modified cbCabinet field. NOTE: this may later be SPLIT into multiple CVEs if additional information is published showing that the error occurred independently in different CAB parser implementations.

Published: 2012-03-21 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1448 is rated Moderate Risk (57.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 89.01%, 100th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +80.67% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1448

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 8.34% 89.01% +80.67%
2 2025-09-05 19.90% 8.34% -11.56%
3 2025-06-03 — 19.90% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1448

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1448

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1448

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
cat quick_heal 11.00 cpe:2.3:a:cat:quick_heal:11.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
emsisoft anti-malware 5.1.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:emsisoft:anti-malware:5.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ikarus ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner 1.1.97.0 cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_virus_utilities_t3_command_line_scanner:1.1.97.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro housecall 9.120.0.1004 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:housecall:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trendmicro trend_micro_antivirus 9.120.0.1004 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:trend_micro_antivirus:9.120.0.1004:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1448

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